ICS Membership - From now until Diwali 2012

We encourage all people who are interested in Indian culture to become members, regardless of their ethnic background. This is because membership gives you some exclusive benefits that are unavailable to non-members. These include free or discounted admissions to most events, ability to vote, and more.

Please note that ICS membership IS REQUIRED to perform on stage at Diwali.There will be other events as well as activities that will be free for ICS members this year. Non Members will have to pay the admission fee.

Membership runs from just before one Diwali Gala to just before the next Diwali Gala. That means, your membership entitles you to the immediate Diwali Gala and all the events of the following year, except next year's Diwali Gala.

To become a member, follow these steps: 

1. Check that you don't already have a user account on this website - click here.
2. If you don't find yourself in this list, then create a user account for yourself and fill out your profile (this link will not work if you are already registered and logged in). Make sure you use your actual name as your user name (first and last name with a space in-between).
3. Then, create a person record for each of your family members (including yourself) you want to include on your membership. You can view the list of your family members at the "Family Members" tab of the "My Account" page. Initially, you will notice that each person record you create is "unpublished" or "unapproved".
4. Visit the "Membership 2012" tab of the "My Account" page and the system will calculate your membership fee based on the following:

Membership Type	Description	Price from now until Diwali2012	Price Excluding Diwali
Family	One married couple and up to 3 of their children who are under 18 years of age	$50	$50
Couple	One married couple	$30	$30
Single	Single person over 18 years of age	$25	$20
Guest (Diwali Admission Only)	Guest of a member for Diwali event	$20	N/A

5. Finally, pay your membership in one of the following ways:
   - instantly using CreditCard/Paypal at the "Membership 2012" tab under "My Account" page. This is the fastest method, and the system will update your membership automatically and instantly. But it costs a little extra due to Paypal transaction fees.
   - online eCheck using your bank account at the "Payments" page.
   - OR mail or send a check to the following address:
   Indian Cultural Society of Jacksonville
   c/o Kumaresh Ramachandria, Treasurer
   902 Eagle Point Drive
   St Augustine, FL 32092
6. Once we receive your payment, we will activate your membership by "publishing" and "approving" the person records for each person included on your membership, and adding the next membership year to your account (membership fee is non-refundable and non-transferable). And from there onwards your account will have all the membership previleges, and the persons on your membership will also be able to participate in ICS events as members (for example, perform on stage at Diwali).

If you need help ...

If you need any kind of help with the membership process, please call Mr.Sanjay Vyawhare at 904-613-5165, or email him at membership@jaxics.org.

Why should I become a member?

Members have some exclusive benefits that non-members do not have:

1. Members can perform (on stage) at all ICS events (including Diwali Gala), while non-members cannot perform at most events, except India Day & Independence Day. But even in those cases, there are restrictions on non-member's participation.
2. Members get free or discounted admission tickets to most of our events. They may also get preferred seating and longer time windows to send their RSVP etc.
3. Members get free or discounted admission to most of our camps and educational classes.
4. Only members are eligible to vote in our elections or run for office.